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CONTEST: Defeat your backlog, win a game!

We’re in the last month of 2015’s Summer Backlog Attack, our annual attempt to play through some of those older, neglected games before the new hits of fall arrive. Once again, we’re inviting you, the listeners, to join in!

All you have to do to play along is post your own list of unfinished games you want to get through by the end of summer. (This year, we’ve officially declared that summer ends on Sunday, August 23.) You can put any games you want on the list, but choose wisely: We’ll pick a winner based on who we think has achieved the greatest feat of backloggery. For instance, we’ll be more impressed if you knock out every sidequest in The Witcher III than if you spell a really long word in Alphabear. (Well, Randy might be impressed, as long as the word is “veganmageddon.”)

The backlog champion, once again, will receive an amazing prize: the fall new release of their choice!* (Because after weeks of playing dusty, old games, there will be plenty of room for a shiny, new one.) We’ll even send it to you on release day.**

To get started, just post your list in the comments below. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and listen to the show over the next few weeks, since we’ll be handing out bonus backlog challenges that will surely help secure your title as backlog champion.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop us a line via Twitter, Facebook or email and we’ll be happy to explain any of the rules. We think it’s simple enough, though: play your old games, win a new one! Now get to it and post your list below!

* MSRP $60 (U.S.) or under** Where available. If the game you choose isn’t eligible for release date delivery, we’ll use the next fastest shipping.

In! Even without the podcast, I had proposed a Backlog Attack with some friends. I am committing to:
P.T. on the PS4.
Destiny on the PS4.
Bit.Trip Runner 2 on… something. I have this game like three ways.
The Swapper on my Vita.
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker on WiiU. I am shooting for a November closure, but I’ll let you know about my to-Aug-23 progress.

Already started P.T. last night. So far I am through about nine corridors, and only a little urine has escaped.

A Parker

Careful starting Destiny! Ask me how I know… 😉 I really enjoyed Bit.Trip Runner 2 and the swapper so enjoy those. P.T. is on my PS4 too, but didn’t make the cut for my backlog this year 🙂

randy_wrecked

Captain Toad is SO FUCKING ADORABLE. Should be perfect for cleansing your palate after P.T.

I could only use the Reverse Merman costume for a few levels before it got too disturbing.

Rockherder

I got through one level with the reverse merman before I noticed it, and went back to the pickle

Rockherder

PC
Bioshock infinite DLC Burial at sea parts 1 and 2

The Stanley Parable
Complete a newly generated world in Terraria 1.3
To the moon
and the oldest un-played game in my steam library Metro 2033 (11/17/2012)
Virtual Boy
Wario Land. Calling this one a win if I can play for an hour without getting sick.

A Parker

I need to go do the burial at sea eps too, though I don’t own them so not technically backlog 😉 If you get time, I’d enjoy a “is this worth going back to?” review comment.

I did “To the Moon” last year and it was brief and enjoyable.

And virtual boy? deep cut there. Good luck!

randy_wrecked

I forgot those Burial at Sea episodes even existed! I still have my copy of Bioshock Infinite, actually – I may have to queue those up some day and dig into them.

Tony Irons

Warioland is one of the easier games to play on v.boy I think. Definitely not red alarm level of nauseating. If you can play Mario tennis on there without getting sick, warioland won’t be any trouble.

randy_wrecked

The Stanley Parable is so freaking good. I wish there was a magic pill I could take that would allow me to experience my first playthrough of that game over again. I envy you.

Your mention of Metro 2033 being your oldest un-played Steam game inspired me to do a deep dive on my own Steam library. It turns out my oldest un-played game (based on when I bought it) is Deus Ex: Invisible War (which almost went on my backlog list this year). Going by release date, it’s Quake II.

Cesar Gutierrez

I guess this will motivate me start working on my backlog too! 😀

Off the top of my head, I would really like to start and finish these games:

That is a great list. What systems are you playing Earthbound and Chrono trigger on?

Cesar Gutierrez

I have the SNES carts, but playing them on a Retron5 whenever I’m streaming. 🙂

randy_wrecked

Aw…The Saboteur. Otherwise known as the game that killed Pandemic Studios. I remember having a lot of fun with that one – it’s too bad we’ll likely never go back to that world. Enjoy!

Cesar Gutierrez

Update on my progress

I did manage to beat Chrono Trigger, Grand Theft Auto V and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time for this year’s #BacklogAttack. Chrono especially was an amazing game that is absolutely worth playing and frankly I am stupid for having waited so long to play it! So so good! I could have definitely tackled a another game or two, but things come up and… you know, c’est la vie I suppose! Either way, I’m pretty happy I was able to knock out a few games! 🙂

Valiant Hearts was another one of those lovely UbiArt games, right? I’ll have to check that out – I think it’s actually available on Android phones/tablets now. Enjoy CounterSpy! That was a (brief) fun one.

Tony Irons

Really had a fun run with counterspy. I liked how they transitioned between a 2d platformer and a 3rd person shooter so smoothly. It was definitely a good palate cleanser coming off of batman and the witcher. I also really appreciated it’s brevity. Had no idea it’d be so short but it was kinda nice it wasn’t so bloated.

That’s too bad about Bastion, although I definitely see how it might feel a little bare bones after Transistor.

Tony Irons

It definitely does. I’m loving the proving grounds challenges, but collecting the cores and shards (the proper levels) are not my favorite. I did switch over to the Vita though and I’m finding it much more enjoyable for some reason, but the saving grace here and the main thing keeping me playing is the fantastic soundtrack.

Tony Irons

final update. As of 11:17 pm I’ve finished valiant hearts. This was an emotional one for me and im surprised how much this story affected me. Highly recommended

So 4 out of 5 of my backlog games are complete and I’ve finished one episode of game of thrones (overall completion 82%) I’m pretty happy with my progress (especially considering I’ve got a 5 month old too!)

Just Cause 2 platinum!! At one point I thought I would go for the platinum myself, but I think I underestimated the sheer size of the map. Also I get really easily distracted from objectives in that game. That’s some real dedication, congrats!

Bryan Johnson

I bought the game due to the enthusiasm about it on this podcast, backlogged it, and finally played it this summer. I had a lot of fun just paragliding and blowing stuff up and completed 50% before finishing the main story. Once I finished the story, the 75% complete trophy became a grind with a total play time of about 80 hours. The hardest difficulty trophy took another 12 hours.

Tony Irons

Yeah dude. You just won the competition. Nice list.

How’d you like mgs4?

Bryan Johnson

MGS4 was excellent. I thought it took some of the best stuff from 1 and 3 to make great gameplay. While it intertwined and explained storyline elements from 1-3, it did not leave me totally confused like 2 did. I even enjoyed the long cutscenes. For anybody that liked 1-3, definitely should play 4.

As far as knocking out what is on my current playlist: Portal 2 is the only one I would be close to completing by the 23rd. LA Noire, LEGO Potter, and FF3 will take me into Sept.

A Parker

Last minute comment, since I fell off my backlog attack so hard but here’s my link for my games I wanted to play, what I actually got around to… and what sucked up all the rest of my time… *cough*Destiny*cough* … whoops